State Supreme Court / Haw.

Sierra Club v. Department of Transportation of the State

Decided March 16, 2009. Paula A. Nakayama wrote the opinion for the court.

202 P.3d 1226 · Cited 94 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Fought & Co. v. Steel Engineering & Erection, Inc. · 951 P.2d 487
Bulgo v. County of Maui · 430 P.2d 321
People v. Canister · 110 P.3d 380
Kamaka v. Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel · 176 P.3d 91
Maui Tomorrow v. State, Board of Land & Natural Resources · 131 P.3d 517
Sierra Club v. Department of Transportation · 167 P.3d 292
In re the Water Use Permit Applications · 96 Haw. 27
Haman v. Marsh · 467 N.W.2d 836
In Re Senate Bill No. 95 of the Forty-Third General Assembly · 361 P.2d 350
Sole v. Wyner · 551 U.S. 74
Republic Investment Fund I v. Town of Surprise · 800 P.2d 1251
Blair v. Ing · 31 P.3d 184
Chun v. Board of Trustees · 106 P.3d 339
Kahana Sunset Owners Ass'n v. County of Maui · 947 P.2d 378
Kepo'o v. Kane · 103 P.3d 939
MFD Partners v. Murphy · 9 Haw. App. 509
Serrano v. Priest · 569 P.2d 1303
Food Pantry, Ltd. v. Waikiki Business Plaza, Inc. · 575 P.2d 869
Price v. Obayashi Hawaii Corp. · 914 P.2d 1364
In Re Interrogatory Propounded by Governor Roy Romer on House Bill 91S-1005 · 814 P.2d 875
Molinar v. Schweizer · 22 P.3d 978
Blair v. Harris · 45 P.3d 798
Hawaiian Isles Enterprises Inc. v. City & County of Honolulu · 879 P.2d 1070
Beneficial Hawai'i, Inc. v. Casey · 45 P.3d 359
Schefke v. Reliable Collection Agency, Ltd. · 32 P.3d 52

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